just cause
Legitimate grounds for action
Just cause is a legally or ethically sufficient reason for an action, particularly one that might otherwise seem harsh or unjustified.
In employment law, just cause refers to legitimate grounds for firing someone—serious misconduct, repeated policy violations, or inability to perform the job.
The company claimed just cause for the termination.
The phrase also appears in discussions of military intervention or punishment, where it implies the action meets some standard of fairness or necessity.
Illegal firing from job
- unfair dismissalImproper ending of employment
- employment lawStatutes governing workplace relations
- termination clauseSection allowing contract dissolution
- disciplinary actionFormal response to violations
grievance · burden of proof · contractual obligation · constructive discharge · labor relations · union representation · due process · judicial review
Moral correctness or virtue
- virtueMoral goodness or merit
- integrityMoral soundness and consistency
- ethicsStudy of right conduct
- conscienceInternal moral sense
principles · fairness · equity · honor · decency · duty · responsibility · conviction
Pleading for a cause
- civil rightsGuaranteed individual legal protections
- human rightsInalienable personal freedoms
- reformImprove by correcting faults
- campaignOrganized effort toward goal
protest · solidarity · equality · grassroots · movement · demonstration · rally · boycott
Basis for justification
- reasoningDrawing logical conclusions
- basisUnderlying support or principle
- warrantFormal authorization document
- explanationStatement making something clear
motivation · pretext · defense · argument · foundation · account · provocation · mitigating factors
wrongful termination
Illegal firing from job
- unfair dismissalImproper ending of employment
- employment lawStatutes governing workplace relations
- termination clauseSection allowing contract dissolution
disciplinary action · grievance · burden of proof · contractual obligation · constructive discharge · labor relations · union representation · due process · judicial review · statutory rights
righteousness
Moral correctness or virtue
conscience · principles · fairness · equity · honor · decency · duty · responsibility · conviction · benevolence
advocacy
Pleading for a cause
- civil rightsGuaranteed individual legal protections
- human rightsInalienable personal freedoms
- reformImprove by correcting faults
campaign · protest · solidarity · equality · grassroots · movement · demonstration · rally · boycott · petition
grounds
Basis for justification
- reasoningDrawing logical conclusions
- basisUnderlying support or principle
- warrantFormal authorization document
explanation · motivation · pretext · defense · argument · foundation · account · provocation · mitigating factors
- fairnessfair play, fair shake, fair treatment, fair and square, fair share
- moral sayingsdo unto others, golden rule, do the right thing, honesty is the best policy, treat others fairly
- labor lawlabor code, labor law, labor laws, labor standards, labour law
- labor contractsbargaining, clause, seniority, grievance, dues
- labor relationslabor relations, labor disputes, collective agreement, union elections, bargaining
- labor rightsworker rights, labor laws, union rights, employee rights, right to strike
just causeinjustice
Denial of fair treatment
oppression · bigotry · persecution · tyranny · prejudice
just causewhim
Sudden arbitrary desire
pretext · ulterior motive · bad faith · malicious intent · self-interest
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